2006-07-12 16:07:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Ethanol can be made as a byproduct of fermentation - anything that has sugars or starches can be fermented by yeast and made into an ethanol-containing substance. This is how most alcoholic beverages came to be. There are other ways that are not economically feasible on the small scale, but companies like Sigma-Aldrich produce ethanol for research labs.
2006-07-12 16:11:17 · answer #1 · answered by biosafety_level_4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fermenting the glucose in most fruits and vegtables will give you ethanol, or drinking alcohol.
2006-07-12 16:35:15 · answer #2 · answered by The Frontrunner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C2H4+H2SO4=C2H5HSO4
C2H5HSO4+HOH=C2H5OH+H2SO4
2006-07-12 16:24:52 · answer #3 · answered by vijeta s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they make grain alcohol and add it to gasoline :)
2006-07-12 16:11:03 · answer #4 · answered by evalmonk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fermentation
2006-07-12 16:43:24 · answer #5 · answered by will 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋